The 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix started April 22nd, 2012 at 14:00 on Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. Sebastian Vettel started from pole position with Lewis Hamilton next to him. Mark Webber started from third place.
After 1 hour, 35 minutes and 10 seconds Sebastian Vettel finished the race first. The podium was completed with Kimi Räikkönen in second and Romain Grosjean in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Sebastian Vettel in a time of 1:36.379.
After the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 53 points. Vettel is 4 points ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
After 1 hour, 35 minutes and 10 seconds Sebastian Vettel finished the race first. The podium was completed with Kimi Räikkönen in second and Romain Grosjean in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Sebastian Vettel in a time of 1:36.379.
After the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 53 points. Vettel is 4 points ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
Circuit
Location
Sakhir, Bahrain
Date
April 22nd, 2012 at 14:00
Round
4/20
Winner
Sebastian Vettel
Winning time
1:35:10.990
Pole position
Sebastian Vettel
Fastest lap
Sebastian Vettel 1:36.379
Fastest pitstop
Mark Webber 21.705 (lap 39)
Results
Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:35:10.990 | 1 | 57 | 25 |
2 9 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | +3.333 | 11 | 57 | 18 |
3 4 | #10 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | +10.194 | 7 | 57 | 15 |
4 1 | #2 Mark Webber | Red Bull | +38.788 | 3 | 57 | 12 |
5 | #8 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | +55.460 | 5 | 57 | 10 |
6 4 | #11 Paul di Resta | Force India | +57.543 | 10 | 57 | 8 |
7 2 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | +57.803 | 9 | 57 | 6 |
8 6 | #4 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | +58.984 | 2 | 57 | 4 |
9 5 | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | +1:04.999 | 14 | 57 | 2 |
10 12 | #7 Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | +1:11.490 | 22 | 57 | 1 |
11 3 | #15 Sergio Pérez | Sauber | +1:12.702 | 8 | 57 | 0 |
12 1 | #12 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | +1:16.539 | 13 | 57 | 0 |
13 1 | #14 Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | +1:30.334 | 12 | 57 | 0 |
14 3 | #17 Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | +1:33.723 | 17 | 57 | 0 |
15 9 | #16 Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | +1 Lap | 6 | 56 | 0 |
16 2 | #21 Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | +1 Lap | 18 | 56 | 0 |
17 1 | #20 Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | +1 Lap | 16 | 56 | 0 |
18 14 | #3 Jenson Button | McLaren | Exhaust | 4 | 55 | 0 |
19 4 | #24 Timo Glock | Marussia | +2 Laps | 23 | 55 | 0 |
20 | #22 Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | +2 Laps | 20 | 55 | 0 |
21 3 | #23 Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | +2 Laps | 24 | 55 | 0 |
22 7 | #19 Bruno Senna | Williams | Vibrations | 15 | 54 | 0 |
- | #18 Pastor Maldonado | Williams | DNF (Puncture) | 21 | 25 | 0 |
- | #25 Charles Pic | Marussia | DNF (Engine) | 19 | 24 | 0 |
Pos | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Delta |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:34.308 | 1:33.527 | 1:32.422 | |
2 | #4 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:34.813 | 1:33.209 | 1:32.520 | +0.098 |
3 | #2 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:34.015 | 1:33.311 | 1:32.637 | +0.215 |
4 | #3 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:34.792 | 1:33.416 | 1:32.711 | +0.289 |
5 | #8 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:34.588 | 1:33.219 | 1:32.821 | +0.399 |
6 | #16 Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:33.988 | 1:33.556 | 1:32.912 | +0.490 |
7 | #10 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:34.041 | 1:33.246 | 1:33.008 | +0.586 |
8 | #15 Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:33.814 | 1:33.660 | 1:33.394 | +0.972 |
9 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:34.760 | 1:33.403 | ||
10 | #11 Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:36.624 | 1:33.510 | ||
11 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:34.552 | 1:33.789 | ||
12 | #14 Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:34.131 | 1:33.806 | ||
13 | #12 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:34.601 | 1:33.807 | ||
14 | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:34.372 | 1:33.912 | ||
15 | #19 Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:34.466 | 1:34.017 | ||
16 | #20 Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:34.852 | 1:36.132 | ||
17 | #18 Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:34.639 | |||
18 | #7 Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:34.865 | |||
19 | #17 Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:35.014 | |||
20 | #21 Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:35.823 | |||
21 | #25 Charles Pic | Manor Marussia | 1:37.683 | |||
22 | #22 Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:37.883 | |||
23 | #24 Timo Glock | Manor Marussia | 1:37.905 | |||
24 | #23 Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:38.314 |
Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | #8 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:33.254 | 14 | |
2 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:33.401 | +0.147 | 14 |
3 | #2 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:33.663 | +0.409 | 15 |
4 | #4 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:33.782 | +0.528 | 16 |
5 | #7 Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:33.796 | +0.542 | 16 |
6 | #3 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:33.899 | +0.645 | 14 |
7 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:33.976 | +0.722 | 14 |
8 | #16 Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:34.197 | +0.943 | 14 |
9 | #10 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:34.401 | +1.147 | 16 |
10 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:34.895 | +1.641 | 11 |
11 | #18 Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:34.918 | +1.664 | 12 |
12 | #17 Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:34.977 | +1.723 | 12 |
13 | #15 Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:35.067 | +1.813 | 17 |
14 | #14 Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:35.128 | +1.874 | 14 |
15 | #11 Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:35.336 | +2.082 | 22 |
16 | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:35.536 | +2.282 | 15 |
17 | #19 Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:35.623 | +2.369 | 16 |
18 | #20 Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:35.694 | +2.440 | 19 |
19 | #12 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:35.773 | +2.519 | 21 |
20 | #21 Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:36.532 | +3.278 | 17 |
21 | #25 Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:37.267 | +4.013 | 18 |
22 | #24 Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:37.654 | +4.400 | 18 |
23 | #22 Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:38.973 | +5.719 | 11 |
24 | #23 Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:39.221 | +5.967 | 9 |
Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | #8 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:32.816 | 35 | |
2 | #2 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:33.262 | +0.446 | 26 |
3 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:33.525 | +0.709 | 28 |
4 | #4 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:33.747 | +0.931 | 26 |
5 | #7 Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:33.862 | +1.046 | 32 |
6 | #3 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:34.246 | +1.430 | 28 |
7 | #14 Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:34.411 | +1.595 | 34 |
8 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:34.449 | +1.633 | 31 |
9 | #10 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:34.615 | +1.799 | 32 |
10 | #15 Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:34.893 | +2.077 | 34 |
11 | #16 Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:34.895 | +2.079 | 29 |
12 | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:34.941 | +2.125 | 30 |
13 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:35.183 | +2.367 | 33 |
14 | #17 Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:35.229 | +2.413 | 26 |
15 | #18 Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:35.459 | +2.643 | 38 |
16 | #21 Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:35.913 | +3.097 | 33 |
17 | #20 Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:35.968 | +3.152 | 35 |
18 | #19 Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:36.169 | +3.353 | 30 |
19 | #24 Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:36.587 | +3.771 | 33 |
20 | #25 Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:37.803 | +4.987 | 33 |
21 | #22 Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:37.812 | +4.996 | 28 |
22 | #23 Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:39.649 | +6.833 | 27 |
Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | #4 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:33.572 | 11 | |
2 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:33.877 | +0.305 | 21 |
3 | #11 Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:34.150 | +0.578 | 26 |
4 | #8 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:34.249 | +0.677 | 23 |
5 | #3 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:34.277 | +0.705 | 14 |
6 | #12 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:34.344 | +0.772 | 26 |
7 | #7 Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:34.483 | +0.911 | 17 |
8 | #2 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:34.552 | +0.980 | 22 |
9 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:34.609 | +1.037 | 18 |
10 | #10 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:34.847 | +1.275 | 20 |
11 | #15 Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:35.024 | +1.452 | 22 |
12 | #18 Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:35.268 | +1.696 | 25 |
13 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:35.436 | +1.864 | 21 |
14 | #19 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:35.497 | +1.925 | 24 |
15 | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:35.719 | +2.147 | 19 |
16 | #14 Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:35.929 | +2.357 | 24 |
17 | #17 Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:36.195 | +2.623 | 20 |
18 | #20 Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:36.330 | +2.758 | 11 |
19 | #21 Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:36.484 | +2.912 | 18 |
20 | #16 Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:36.591 | +3.019 | 20 |
21 | #25 Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:37.467 | +3.895 | 18 |
22 | #24 Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:38.006 | +4.434 | 18 |
23 | #22 Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:38.877 | +5.305 | 19 |
24 | #23 Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:39.996 | +6.424 | 23 |
Standings after race
Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 2 | 53 | |
2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 49 | -4 | |
3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 48 | -5 | ||
4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1 | 2 | 43 | -10 |
5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1 | 1 | 43 | -10 |
6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 1 | 35 | -18 |
7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1 | 34 | -19 | |
8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1 | 23 | -30 | |
9 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1 | 22 | -31 | |
10 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 15 | -38 | ||
11 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 14 | -39 | ||
12 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 9 | -44 | ||
13 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 4 | -49 | ||
14 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 4 | -49 | ||
15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 2 | -51 | ||
16 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 2 | -51 | ||
17 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 2 | -51 | ||
18 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 2 | -51 | ||
19 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 0 | -53 | ||
20 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 0 | -53 | ||
21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 0 | -53 | ||
22 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 0 | -53 | ||
23 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 0 | -53 | ||
24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 0 | -53 |
Other race results
Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Carlos Sainz | Max Verstappen | |
2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Fernando Alonso | Max Verstappen | |
2022 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Carlos Sainz | Lewis Hamilton | 1:34.570 - Charles Leclerc | Charles Leclerc |
2021 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Valtteri Bottas | 1:32.090 - Valtteri Bottas | Max Verstappen |
2020 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Alexander Albon | 1:32.014 - Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton |
2019 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Charles Leclerc | 1:33.411 - Charles Leclerc | Charles Leclerc |
2018 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton | 1:33.740 - Valtteri Bottas | Sebastian Vettel |
2017 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | 1:32.798 - Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas |
2016 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Kimi Räikkönen | Lewis Hamilton | 1:34.482 - Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton |
2015 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Kimi Räikkönen | Nico Rosberg | 1:36.311 - Kimi Räikkönen | Lewis Hamilton |
2014 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sergio Pérez | 1:37.020 - Nico Rosberg | Nico Rosberg |
2013 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Kimi Räikkönen | Romain Grosjean | 1:36.961 - Sebastian Vettel | Nico Rosberg |
2010 | #8 Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa | Lewis Hamilton | 1:58.287 - Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel |
2009 | #22 Jenson Button | Sebastian Vettel | Jarno Trulli | 1:34.556 - Jarno Trulli | Jarno Trulli |
2008 | #2 Felipe Massa | Kimi Räikkönen | Robert Kubica | 1:33.193 - Heikki Kovalainen | Robert Kubica |
2007 | #5 Felipe Massa | Lewis Hamilton | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:34.067 - Felipe Massa | Felipe Massa |
2006 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:32.408 - Nico Rosberg | Michael Schumacher |
2005 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Jarno Trulli | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:31.447 - Pedro de la Rosa | Fernando Alonso |
2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Jenson Button | 1:30.252 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |